ADVANCING CONNECTICUT TOGETHER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: ADVANCING CONNECTICUT TOGETHER INC (EIN 22-3014883)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-12
IRS object ID: 202543169349306769
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-12T16:00:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	061648707	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIONDELLA MILONE & LASARACINA LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 WINDING BROOK DR STE 1	AddressLine1Txt
City	GLASTONBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06033	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	223014883	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADVANCING CONNECTICUT TOGETHER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ADVA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8602472437	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 BARTHOLOMEW AVENUE 3050	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06106	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN P MERZ	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8602472437	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	false	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMBER D TUCKER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01593305	PTIN
Phone	8606573651	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN P MERZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 BARTHOLOMEW AVENUE 3050	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,352,705	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY, ADDICTION AND HEALTH INEQUITIES THROUGH STRENGTH-BASED SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE ALL PEOPLE IN CONNECTICUT HAVE EQUITABLE RESOURCES NECESSARY TP ACHIEVE MULTI- GENERATIONAL HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	56	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$13,306,158	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$12,013,334	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,896	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$19,543	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$207,606	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$319,828	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,515,660	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$12,352,705	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$502,916	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,845,513	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,167,762	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$124,967	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$10,179,357	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$8,581,078	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$13,024,870	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$12,251,756	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$490,790	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$100,949	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,458,848	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,412,512	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,776,456	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,622,536	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,682,392	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,789,976	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY, ADDICTION AND HEALTH INEQUITIES THROUGH STRENGTH-BASED SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE ALL PEOPLE IN CONNECTICUT HAVE EQUITABLE RESOURCES NECESSARY TP ACHIEVE MULTI- GENERATIONAL HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,513,509	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING/TA: DISTRIBUTED EMERGENCY AND HOUSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS AND HIV INDIVIDUALS. OVER 10,000 REQUESTS WERE PROCESSED FOR OVER 6 MILLION. PROVIDED TRAINING WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS TO CASE MANAGERS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS SERVING PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,379,258	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$26,482	GrantAmt
Desc	HIV SERVICES: HIV CASE MANAGEMENT LINKING CONSUMERS TO MEDICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES; PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING "CONNECTIONS" A WELLNESS DROP-IN CENTER; DAILY MEALS; AND REP PAYEE SERVICES IN THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA. SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO SOON-TO-BE RELEASED HIV INMATES THROUGHOUT CT. 3,547 UNITS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED . THE PREVENTION STAFF CONDUCTED OVER 175 HIV TESTS; MADE REFERRALS TO SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, STI SCREENING/TREATMENT, HOUSING, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAINED AND DISTRIBUTED OVERDOSE PREVENTION KITS TO 207 INDIVIDUALS. PREVENTION AND STI INFORMATION WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH 607 ORDERS INCLUDING 889,274 CONDOMS AND 102,266 PREVENTION SUPPLIES	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,133,414	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,000	GrantAmt
Desc	FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES: OUR NETWORK OF 16 COMMUNITY-BASED VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) SITES PROVIDED 10,109 FREE TAX PREPARATION AND ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL AND STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS (EITCS) AND FEDERAL CHILD TAX CREDIT WITH TAX RETURNS OF 13 MILLION IN FEDERAL REFUNDS AND CREDITS. WE ALSO PROVIDED ASSET-BUILDING SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES MOVE OUT OF POVERTY, SERVING 1,806 THROUGH 123 CLASSES. WE ASSISTED 511 RETURNING CITIZENS (FROM INCARCERATION) TO BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OPENING UP NEW BANK ACCOUNTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,243,356	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$475,434	GrantAmt
Desc	SPONSORED AND OTHER:PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSOR SERVICES TO EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE, KEEP THE PROMISE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS; AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE AGENCY	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,243,356	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$475,434	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$11,269,537	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	722	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	56	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	false	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN P MERZ	PersonNm
Phone	8602472437	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 BARTHOLOMEW AVENUE 3050	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06106	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
JOHN P MERZ
CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	$145,891	$0	$16,214
LILLIAN ASSIGNON
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CATHERINE BUTLER
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN CANNON
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRIS CHAPMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NATALIE COOKE
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KELLYANN DAY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TERENCE FLOYD
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEVEN HERNANDEZ
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Y'ISIAH LOPES
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CYNTHIA MAIGNAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CYNTHIA MCKENNA
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JESSICA MEANS
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN PERKINS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LORRIE WESOLY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EMILY WOOD
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$145,891	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$16,214	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants	$10,392,093	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,621,241	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$12,013,334	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,841	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,841	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,702	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,702	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,702	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,702	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$319,828	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$319,828	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$319,828	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,352,705	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$326,530	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$12,841	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$502,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$502,916	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,639,705	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,927,112	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$622,217	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$90,376	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$343,248	TotalAmt
Program Services	$234,016	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,327	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,713	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,099	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,236	TotalAmt
Management And General	$39,236	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,273	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,660	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,613	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,045	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,272	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,969	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$146,734	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,071	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$162	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,315	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,824	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,880	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,525	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,165	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,150	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLIENT ASSISTANCE	$6,979,724	$6,979,437	$287
GENERAL PROGRAM AND OPERA	$372,428	$369,127	$2,759	$542
SUBCONTRACTS	$273,901	$273,901
SUPPLIES	$194,740	$186,057	$2,847	$5,836

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,438	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,063	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,163	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,251,756	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,269,537	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$857,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$124,967	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,603,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,080,062	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,070,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,505,528	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,494	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$300,189	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$205,948	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,979	BOYAmt
EOY	$94,241	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$119,329	BOYAmt
EOY	$332,465	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$466,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$318,722	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,458,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,412,512	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$414,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$562,843	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,869,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,665,840	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$492,586	BOYAmt
EOY	$393,853	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,776,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,622,536	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,169,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,328,955	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$512,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$461,021	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,682,392	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,789,976	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,458,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,412,512	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$100,949	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$6,635	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,559,803	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,760,960	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,030,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,306,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,013,334	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$55,670,365	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,559,803	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,760,960	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,030,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,306,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,013,334	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$55,670,365	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$642,727	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$55,027,638	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,976	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$725	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,841	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,059	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$55,698,424	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$319,828	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98800	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99950	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$8,525	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$8,525	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LOBBYING EXPENSES INCURRED TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED PUBLIC FUNDING THAT WILL SUPPORT AIDS HOUSING PROGRAMS AND SOUND HIV/AIDS PUBLIC POLICIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (true)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$119,329	BeginningYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$120,198	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$896	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$119,329	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$133,173	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$12,975	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$120,198	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$496,634	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$124,538	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$487,999	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$133,173	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$477,266	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19,366	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$496,634	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$300,189	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$205,948	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$94,241	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$94,241	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$246,073
FISCAL AGENT FUNDS	$80,311
UNEMPLOYMENT RESERVE	$67,469

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$393,853	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,359,340	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$6,635	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$6,635	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$12,352,705	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$12,352,705	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,251,756	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$12,251,756	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$12,251,756	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THESE FUNDS LISTED ON FORM 990, PART X, LINE 21, REPRESENT CLIENT FUNDS HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED CLIENTS' SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS WHICH ARE DEPOSITED IN EACH CLIENT'S RESPECTIVE ACCOUNT. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO PAY THE CLIENTS' MONTHLY BILLS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	false	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt
ANCHOR HEALTH INITIATIVE CORP
30 MYANO LANE SUITE 16	STAMFORD	CT	06902	501C3	$26,238
APNH A PLACE TO NOURISH YOUR
1302 CHAPEL STREET	NEW HAVEN	CT	06511	501C3	$53,000	HEALTH INC
CAPITOL REGION EDUCATION COUNCIL
111 CHARTER OAK AVENUE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	501C3	$10,000
CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF WESTERN
256 MAIN STREET 2	DANBURY	CT	06810	501C3	$10,000	CONNECTICUT INC
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH CENTERS INC
94 CONNECTICUT BLVD	EAST HARTFORD	CT	061083013	501C3	$15,000
HARTFORD GAY MEN'S CHORUS INC
233 PEARL STREET BOX 13	HARTFORD	CT	06103	501C3	$10,000
LOVE 146 INC
1800 CAMDEN ROAD SUITE 107-273	CHARLOTTE	NC	28203	501C3	$24,750
MERCY HOUSING AND SHELTER CORPORATI
221 MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR	HARTFORD	CT	06106	501C3	$10,000
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH
155 WYLLYS STREET	HARTFORD	CT	06106	501C3	$34,700	HARTFORD
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMBER OF
393 MAIN ST	MIDDLETOWN	CT	06457	501C3	$10,000	COMMERCE
NATIONAL WORKING POSITIVE COALITION
23564 CALABASAS ROAD SUITE 201	CALABASAS	CA	91302	501C3	$25,882
NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER
50 ORANGE ST	NEW HAVEN	CT	06510	501C3	$47,479
OUT CT INC
300 STATE STREET SUITE 402	NEW LONDON	CT	06320	501C3	$7,200
QUEER YOUTH PROGRAM OF CONNECTICUT
PO BOX 270601	WEST HARTFORD	CT	06127	501C3	$56,819
REGIONAL DATA COOPERATIVE FOR
1146 CHAPEL STREET SUITE 202	NEW HAVEN	CT	06511	501C3	$10,000	GREATER NEW HAVEN
THE ROWAN CENTER INC
1111 SUMMER STREET SUITE 202	STAMFORD	CT	06905	501C3	$22,224
TRIANGLE COMMUNITY CENTER
650 WEST AVE SUITE 2	NORWALK	CT	06850	501C3	$40,000
WEST HARTFORD PRIDE INC
122 VERA ST	WEST HARTFORD	CT	06119	501C3	$6,525

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN P MERZ	PersonNm
Title	CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$145,891	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$4,335	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$11,879	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$162,105	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY, ADDICTION AND HEALTH INEQUITIES THROUGH STRENGTH-BASED SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE ALL PEOPLE IN CONNECTICUT HAVE EQUITABLE RESOURCES NECESSARY TP ACHIEVE MULTI- GENERATIONAL HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	SPONSORED AND OTHER:PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSOR SERVICES TO EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE, KEEP THE PROMISE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS; AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE AGENCY
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED FIRST BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHO THEN GIVES THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY HAVING ALL STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS UPON HIRING APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION MAKE A FULL, WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF ANY INTEREST, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HOLDINGS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THIS DISCLOSURE TO BE UPDATED ANNUALLY OR EARLIER IF APPROPRIATE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REQUIRES IN THE COURSE OF MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES ANY PARTICIPANTS WILL DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION OR DECISION. AFTER DISCLOSURE SUCH INTERESTED PARTY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE POLICY OR TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THE BOARD ALSO CONSIDER THE RANGE OF SALARY INCREASES GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS SALARIES OF CEO'S OF OTHER, SIMILARLYSIZED NONPROFITS. COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES IS BASED ON JOB PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN HARD COPY UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION, INFORMATION AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.